Population Census Questions

For all 5 to 24 years old.
[Questions 17 and 18 were asked of persons 5-24 years old]

P17. School attendance- Did [the respondent] attend school at any time from June 2009 to March 2010?

Columns P17 to P18 for All Persons 5 to 24 Years Old
Columns P17 to P18 shall be accomplished only for household members 5 to 24 years old. Thus, if a household member is less than 5 years or more than 24 years old, leave these columns blank.

P17-School Attendance
Item P17 is a question on school attendance, specifically, if the household member attended school at anytime from June 2009 to March 2010. Data on school attendance provide a description of the school-age population actually in school. The proportion of the school-age population is necessary in the assessment of the adequacy of the country's educational system.
Ask the respondent the question in P17:"Did [the respondent] attend school at any time from June 2009 to March 2010?" for all person 5 to 24 years old. If the answer is Yes, write "X" in the box for Yes, otherwise, write "X" in the box for No. If the answer is No in P17, do not ask P18-Place of School anymore.

School attendance means attendance in any educational institution, public or private, for formal academic education at the elementary, high school, college or university level.
Attendance in these schools leads to a higher grade/year and ultimately to an academic title/degree. It includes attendance in open universities/distance learning and night classes.
Include school attendance that is leading to a high school diploma in vocational high schools, such as school of arts and trades or technical high schools, and rural or agricultural high schools.
Include also attendance in post-secondary vocational/technical schools which are within the regular system of education in universities and colleges.
Examples of technical schools:

Exclude attendance in vocational schools outside the regular system of education, that is short courses such as dressmaking, beauty culture, hair science, auto mechanic, motor vehicle driving, typing, stenography, bookkeeping, and others. Exclude also day care centers (nursery, kindergarten I), which teach children the alphabet just to pass away their time. Include, however, attendance in preparatory or its equivalent (Kindergarten II, Prep) if it is offered in regular schools.
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Exclude also training received by mail from correspondence schools like the International Correspondence School (ICS). However, if the correspondence courses are given by a regular school such as a university, and the courses are considered toward promotion in the regular school system, such schooling should be included. Also excluded are school attendance in review classes for bar or board or other examinations for the practice of a profession or trade.
If a person was enrolled at the beginning of the school year or in the second semester but subsequently dropped out from school, write "X" in the box corresponding to the answer yes.
For purposes of the census, include attendance in Madrasah and other learning systems, which are organized by indigenous communities. However, these types of school should be accredited by the DepEd.